UFC chief Dana White has broken his silence on the death of Charlie Kirk and revealed the devastating impact which it has had upon his own family.
White, a vocal supporter and close friend of US president Donald Trump, lifted the lid on his immediate reaction to Kirk’s death – after he was shot at a rally in Utah.
Taking to the Impaulsive podcast, the UFC chief said: ‘I just woke up, and my phone was blowing up. I was f***ing blown away.
‘I was actually surprised by how impacted my kids were. My kids used to watch him on social media.
‘My daughter, she’s 19, she’s in college, and she’s been just destroyed over this thing for the last couple days. You have to feel horrible for his family. It’s f***ing crazy’.
Logan Paul, host of the podcast, chimed in: ‘The fact that it happened during what he was known for, which was just peaceful debate and conversation, which was a pillar of American virtue’.
UFC chief Dana White has broken his silence on the death of Charlie Kirk
Kirk, a close ally of Trump, was fatally shot at a Q&A event at Utah Valley University last week
‘When you are unable to talk, shoot and go to violence is just so pathetic,’ Paul continued. ‘It’s so weak, and I think it’s totally against everything that is America.’
White replied, ‘That’s what happens with people who aren’t intelligent enough to debate.’
Kirk and White had previously been seen together back in August 2023 after the conservative commentator shared a photo of them side-by-side.
In the caption, he wrote: ‘Dana White is based, and he’s the best president of any sports league anywhere in the world. Honored he has our back’.
The UFC paid tribute to Kirk at their ‘UFC Noche’ event on Saturday night.
Trump and White, meanwhile, have enjoyed a close friendship for well over 20 years after the real estate mogul hosted two UFC events at his now-defunct Atlantic City casino in the early 2000s.
Over the past two decades White has repaid the American tycoon by remaining loyal to him throughout his various political campaigns, even speaking at several Republican National Conventions to endorse him as US president.
Trump also invited White to the onstage victory party following his election triumph last November, where the UFC chief launched into a victory speech.
Kirk and White previously pictured together back in 2023
Trump and White have been working together recently to plan a historic UFC fight card that will be hosted on the lawn of the White House.
‘The fight will happen on the South Lawn of the White House,’ the UFC chief confirmed during a guest appearance on Shannon Sharpe and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson’s Nightcap podcast.
‘Do you know what is probably the most bada** thing about that?’ he continued. ‘The fighters will actually walk from the Oval Office into the Octagon.’
White met with Trump at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at the end of August to cement the details for the unique fight night, including the exclusive capacity for the event.
